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The Guns of Avalon
- The Chronicles of Amber, Book 2
- Narrated by: Alessandro Juliani
- Length: 6 hrs and 29 mins
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Summary
The ten books that make up the series are told in two story arcs: The Corwin Cycle and the Merlin Cycle.
The Audible audio rendition of this classic sci-fi/fantasy series is started off by 2012 Audie Award nominee, Alessandro Juliani, who reads the first five books that make up the Corwin Cycle and whose narration vividly brings the world of Amber to life.
Across the worlds of Shadow, Corwin, Prince of blood royal, heir to the throne of Amber, gathers his forces for an assault that will yield up to him the crown that is rightfully his. But, a growing darkness of his own doing threatens Corwin's plans, an evil that stretches to the heart of the perfect kingdom itself where the demonic forces of Chaos mass to annihilate Amber and all who would rule there.
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- mpapa
- 26-10-18
Great book
Only thing I disliked was the narrator’s performance of female characters. Other than that, awesome.
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- Anonymous User
- 07-04-24
have the whole series in all formats
That is how much i love the Amber series.
It really is a cool world with endless possibillitys
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- Ross H
- 19-02-18
Enjoyable
This is nothing spectacular to be honest, slightly disappointing after the 1st one, still some interesting bits, much less smoking
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- Corey
- 28-02-20
Fantastic
Great book and a fantastic series, probably one of my all time favourites. Highly recommended for all fantasy fans.
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- DragonSlayer
- 14-05-13
FANTASTIC FANTASY
I can only reiterate my review of Nine Princes in Amber. This is part of a quintology and, I feel, needs to be read or heard as one book as the story arc starts with Book 1 and finishes with Book 5. I read this book and also the subsequent four books years ago and was totally enthralled by them. I've been waiting a long time to get them on audio. The story is still brilliant but feel the performance could be improved upon. Alessandro Juliani does a good job but I feel audio books would really benefit from having a narrator and a different actors for the different characters. There is a limit to what one person can do by way of changing voices and it is sometimes difficult for a male to replicate a female voice and vice versa. However, having said the above, I really enjoyed the experience of Nine Princes in Amber and the subsequent four books of the quintology in audio.
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- Amazon Customer
- 10-04-19
great story
The second book in the chronicle of amber, has a good story, exciting and thrilling. the performance is also excellent!
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- A.N.
- 02-10-20
Slow Start but Good Finish
Much of this book feels like a transition phase to get into the main thrust of the plot. The last hour is exciting and ends on a great cliffhanger. The first part of the book moved a bit slowly for me, albeit with entertaining characters and scenery. But I'm certainly glad I stuck with it.
As with the first book, I still find the scenes on earth the most interesting but they seem underused so far in favour of the fantasy worlds.
The battle scene at the climax is more enjoyable than the previous book. The narration is excellent and it is worth sticking through the quieter parts towards the end because the ending sets up superbly for the next phase of this epic in Book 3. This is now more than just a story of family conflict and mystery and intrigue build, and I'm starting to see why it has so many fans.
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- Christopher
- 16-02-15
A great auther
Story – 5/5
I am really glad I gave this series a go. Although it is very different to anything else I have come across in the Sci-fi/Fantasy genre, it has quickly become a favourite of mine. It is clever, witty, fast paced and full of action. The originality keeps things fresh and intriguing, making you want to learn more about such a complex world/universe, of which these first 2 books have only touched on the surface.
The new characters are strongly established in a short amount of time, while Corwin and his brothers were expanded upon nicely. I thought the overall characterisation was done better in this book than the first. There is a bit of romance, which although could have been better if developed over more time, was enjoyable enough.
Performance – 4.5/5
Alessandro Juliani did a fantastic job again; consistent with the first audiobook. One of the reasons for the short length of the audiobook is because he reads it so fast. I thought it helped to sweep me along with the fast paced story quite nicely.
His voice acting was very good – each character having a distinct voice, and he suited Corwin’s narration very nicely; matching the humour and matter-of-fact personality perfectly.
Overall – 5/5
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